VII CORPS SITREP 4 APR 91

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Subject: VII CORPS SITREP 4 APR 91                                       

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000494

Folder Title: TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER LOGS  TF FREEDOM  1 - 9  APR 91 -1                                   

Document Number:         92

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         12 SETS OF T CK FOR ;-TSE's. ?OC ';-II CORPS G4., -LTC HAYES, TASS               9-
         709-75,56-6-f@/6-'2.
                    (5n@ FZDT-FL.OYM-wN- OF LOADED/FUELED 5000 CAL POL
         TAN@E@@.     (AM13ER) HAVE RECEIVED INFORMAL FEEDBACI< FROM TRA145COM
         @Y5G              SHIPMENT OF UPLOADED POL TANKER$ DURING
         REDEPLOYMENT.      VI! CORPS IS PLANNING TO SHIP TP-NXERS THAT ARE 95%
         FULL BACK TO EUROPE, AWAITING SPECIFIC THEATER INSTRUCTIONS
         REGARDING              FULL T@NYERS CP-NT BE SHIPPED TO HOME STATION VIA
         RAIL; SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RL@KING OF NON-PURGEO/FULL FUEL
         TP-Nv@@RQ A-- T-flE PORTS;       GCIDA:iC'@ C@-,T          AND SHIPMENT OF
         FUEL                FOC VII CORPS 15 LTC DROWNE, TASS S)-709-7712-alS.
              c         ENGINEE-P@     (-@IEER) REQUEST THAT 'CFIE 512TH AND OTHER
                      T
         EC-D T@,,@1,13 W GS TO                :3E PIACED OPCON TO CORPS.
         PRIORITIES FREQUENTLY A!40 QUI-I@LY CHANGE AS NEW HAZARDOUS ARAA$
         ARE DISCOVERED. kt4 ORCON COI"@-NO RZZA@-IONSHI@ WOULD ALLOW CORPS
         TO BETTER DIRECT AND CONTROL TEA-MS SO AS TO MAXIMIZE EFFORTS TO
         RENDER AREAS SAFE FOR SOLDT-ERS AND DISPLACED CIVILIANS.                 POC Vil
         CORPS ACE, LTC C@24DIDO, -@@SS 9-9977-617.
         4.         CO.@ANDER'S EVALUATION.
                        CORPS MAINTAINS SCREEN ALONG DML, OUTPOSTS ON HIGHWAY
         5, @,4D TS POSTURED TO RESCME C@FENSIV- OPERATIONS IF 14.EQUIREDi
         CONTROLS PIAJORITY OF @@Q! CIVILIAN TRAFFIC IN SECTOR ON HIO&@AY
         8; CONTINUE$ DESTRUCTION OF ABANDONED E@IY EQUIPMENT AND
         Al-M@il!TlQN IN ZKAQIT PROVIDES HL@@ITARIA-N ASSISTANCEI CONTINUES
         PR@@@-RAT--IQN FOR MOVEMENT 7-0 F@A'S AND DEVELOPMENT OF @'$;
         CONDUCTS COMBINED ARMS LIVE L- @@ TRA--,-'q--'@IG; ,-@TID PROVIDES ESCORT
 TEAM IN SECTOR.
              B,@ DAILY EPW COUNT STILL REMAINS HIGH.                  WU4T TO ENSURE
         SAFE AND EXPEDITIOUS EVACUATION AND CARE OF EFW'S BEY09D VII
         CORPS@     BELIEVE THIS IS AN        LA WE MUST CONTINUE TO MONITOR IN
         Tli@.TEP, AS liEA2' K-rSES@   CORPS CONTINUES TO RECEIVE REPORTS OF
                MILITARY UNITS CO@TIT-ING ATROCITIES AGAINST LOCAL
         FQFI,J  10@N IN THE LOWER EUPHRATES REGION.            DETAILS ARF SUBMITTED
         DAILY 114 !NTELLIGZNC                     WILL FURNISH TOTAL PACKAGE OF
         CURRENT EVIDENCE Wi'fkiiN NEXT FEW DA@Z@ AND FINAL WHEN WE DEPP"RT
         IRAQ. -.HE SAFETY A-ND WELL BEING OF IRAQ13 IN THE U.S, SECTOR
         ONCE VII CORPS LEAVE$ IS OF YJAJOR CONCERN. FEAR Of REPRISALS
         RU14S HIGH AMONG IRAQIS. BELIEVE WE SHOULD USE EVERY CHANNEL
         AVAILABLE TO ENCOURAGE INTERNATTONAT@ AC@F;NCIf:.i AND ICRI-- OR EVEN
         POSSIBLY THE UN -To ASSIST IN THE TRANSITION FROM U.S. OCCUPATION
         TO IRAQI GOVERMENT CON-IRCL.          CONTINUE TO BELIEVE OUR BEST COURSE
         FOR THE NEAR TERM WOULD BE TO ESTABLISH CIVIL MILITARY GOVERNMENT
         COMPLETE WITH ORDINANCES AND PENAL CODES IF ONLY IN SAFWAN.
         DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD STUFFS TO INCLUDE FOOD AND MEDICINE FOR

         WILL BE PREPARED TO ASSUME OPERATIONS. HAVE A GROWING DC CAMP
         OUTSIDE SAF@qAlg. THE -,AMP CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 5,000 CIVILIANS
         RAVV- BZGUN TO SEE TNDICAT'Q@ 5 OF '&)OlkN'KILL TREND li\t POPULATION OF
         C-TV'@L, REFUGEES 'i:t-i,@c-)UGH(;Tj-' S7-c--@OR, -INCLUDING SAF4@r4. AM ALSO
                    TO WITHDRAW 2A-@R AND IAD FROM IRAQ TO RP-A-3 A-ND COVER
         REMAINDER OF SECTOR AS ECONOMY OF i'QRCP@. A@ WE APPROACH THE
         REDEPLOYMENT PHASE NEED -IQ 5EGIN GRADUAL DISENGAGEMENT, FIRST BY
         REMOVING CHECEPOINTS ALONG HIGHWAY 8 AS UNITS BEGIN TO WITHDRAW
         FROM -IRAQ. CAN BE IN POSITION TO INTERDICT MILITARY TRAFFIC A14D
AN IMPLEMENT THIS
         MISSION IN 24 HOURS, CAN BEGIN 2ACR AND 1AD MOVEMENT IN 48
         HOURS.
              C"@ INTENT ii 'i'U E-C)STU-E VI! CC)FP,5 TO IIIOVE; OUT OF
                    PERIOD                       -@(7EIFT OF                ORDER,
         WTTH-N A            OF 5 DAYS AF'EEQ,                  @:Xtil-tl'T'TON     r,!"
         INCREASED TIME DUE TO LON-1@-R DIS@ANCE@@, REDUCED CL IX
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